As I stated in my last post, I’m going to spend a couple of days in Psalm 19 & 20. This is installment #2 and it is based on 19: 7-11.
I’ve just read a chapter or two from a book by Michael J. Kruger entitled Surviving Religion 101 about the Bible and how it can be trusted and why it is so important. I’m wondering if there can be any more clearer of a section of Scripture as this about God’s Word. (Please take a moment to read 19: 7-11. Thanks).
- Instruction of the Lord is perfect
- Decrees of the Lord are trustworthy
- Commandments of the Lord are right
- Commands of the Lord are clear
- Reverence for the Lord is pure
- Laws of the Lord are true
Along with those statements comes the end result of each:
- Revive the soul
- Make wise the simple
- Bring joy to the heart
- Give insight for living
- Last forever
- Each one is fair
To crave God’s Word-what Peter calls the “pure milk of the Word”-is to be pursued, to be realized and experienced.
“Father, may the craving for Your Word never stop. Help me ‘to taste and see that the Lord is good.’ And may it be a lifelong pursuit to eat at Your buffet.”
All Scripture referenced is from the New Living Translation.
I try to avoid buffets at this point. –Not good for the waistline.
That said, I should pull my chair up to the buffet fork in hand when it comes to God’s word, but more often than not… I am hitting the drive-through and getting a quick meal while in transit to my next activity.
I like the results you list for each above…
Revive the soul
Make wise the simple
Bring joy to the heart
Give insight for living
Last forever
Each one is fair
All the more reason to stop and dine-in.
I like your analogy Ryan about the buffet vs drive thru. I, too, need to pull up a chair with fork in hand.
As you’ve broken this one Psalm down, Bill, it feels like it’s the entire Bible message rolled into a simple, understandable statement. Yes, the end results are awesome!
Blessings!
I’m glad it was understandable Martha and glad it is seen as “complete.”